HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 22 health care facilities in Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Clarion, Cumberland, Dauphin, Luzerne, Montour, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Washington, Westmoreland and York counties.
“Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement for uncompensated care,” DeFoor said.
Reached in 1998, the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement settled state lawsuits brought against tobacco companies to recover costs associated with treating smoking-related illnesses. Pennsylvania’s Tobacco Settlement Act (Act 77 of 2001) allocated some of the billions of dollars in settlement funds to reimburse hospitals for providing care to uninsured patients.
The audit reports are linked below or available online at www.PaAuditor.gov/audit-reports.
Allegheny County
Berks County
Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Bucks County
Chester County
Clarion County
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Luzerne County
Montour County
Montgomery County
Philadelphia County
Schuylkill County
Washington County
Westmoreland County
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital
York County
Review other recent audits, sign up to be notified when new audits are released and learn more about the Department of the Auditor General online at www.PaAuditor.gov.
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Central Bucks Regional Police Pension Plan
Central Bucks Regional Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Butler County
City of Butler Firefighters’ Pension Plan
City of Butler Officers and Employees’ Pension Plan
City of Butler Police Pension Plan
Greene County
Waynesburg Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Waynesburg Borough Non-Uniformed Union Pension Plan
Waynesburg Borough Police Pension Plan
Washington County
Deemston Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
Westmoreland County
West Newton Borough Non-Uniformed Pension Plan
West Newton Borough Police Pension Plan
Review other recent audits, sign up to be notified when new audits are released and learn more about the Department of the Auditor General online at www.PaAuditor.gov.
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